Safety
Safety, Operation and Maintenance Manual
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SRT45 Off-Highway Truck
2.3.5 Towing
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When towing a damaged machine, improper
operation or use of unacceptable wire cable
could lead to serious accident:
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Never tow the machine on a slope.
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Wear protective gloves and a had hat when
using wire ropes.
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Check the strength of wire cable and make
sure it could bear the weight of machine.
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Never use ropes with broken wires (A),
reduced diameter (B) and twisting (C). Such
ropes may break when towing.
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Never stand between the towing machine and
the towed machine during towing operation.
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Operate the machine slowly. Never add load
to the wire cable suddenly.
A
B
C
Fig. 2.3-18